A taxonomic revision of seed harvester ants of the Tetramorium solidum group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in southern Africa Author Mbanyana, Nokuthula 157A51ED-7C85-4CA3-84E4-B7BD1E2A7E8F Iziko Museums of South Africa, P. O. Box 61, Cape Town, 8000 South Africa. Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, 1919 - 1 Tancha, Onna-son, Okinawa, Japan. Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X 1, Matieland, 7602, South Africa. nmbanyana@iziko.org.za Author Garcia, Francisco Hita B7ADF56F-935D-4BD8-ADB3-50E96F8BB463 fhitagarcia@gmail.com Author Robertson, Hamish Gibson 972FAB6C-C5FA-45EA-9A17-9F156845BE4F Iziko Museums of South Africa, P. O. Box 61, Cape Town, 8000 South Africa. Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, 1919 - 1 Tancha, Onna-son, Okinawa, Japan. Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X 1, Matieland, 7602, South Africa. hrobertson@iziko.org.za Author Roux, Johannes Jacobus Le 2995D443-01FA-4F65-BFEE-ECA07B73504A jleroux@sun.ac.za text European Journal of Taxonomy 2018 2018-08-07 454 1 59 journal article 22298 10.5852/ejt.2018.454 654c9653-fbef-4d0d-9e07-619084ac1162 3817358 07F6B28D-ECA4-4F14-8132-0A58DE156057 Tetramorium galoasanum Santschi, 1910 Figs 2E , 11 Tetramorium setuliferum var. galaosana Santschi, 1910: 381 . Diagnosis T. galoasanum , T. clunum and T. setuliferum are the only species in the Tetramorium solidum group with appressed silvery hairs covering the entire body ( Fig. 2E ). The appressed silvery hairs are denser in T. galoasanum than in the other two species. Material examined Syntypes REPUBLIC OF CONGO : Brazzaville , MʼBounion , Mindouga , Comba-Ibre , Aug. 1908 , Weiss leg. ( NHMB : CASENT0915015 ; RMCA : RMCAENT000017787 ; MCZC (not examined); BMNH : CASENT0901178 ). Distribution Only known from Congo .